84 SCIENCE AND PRACTICE OF CHEESE-MAKING 



FIG. 14 CHARACTERISTIC AP- 

 PEARANCE OF A CLOSE-TEX- 

 TURED CHEESE 



"body" as a part of 

 the texture, but the 

 two qualities are 

 clearly distinct and 

 should not be con- 

 fused. 



Testing texture in 

 cheese. The texture 

 of cheese is tested 

 by an examination of 

 the plug with refer- 

 ence to the presence 

 of holes. The plug 

 is broken in two and 



for a moment ; the sil- 

 ver tarnishes if any ap- 

 preciable amount of 

 hydrogen sulphid is 

 present. 



Texture. L Texture, 

 as applied to cheese, 

 refers chiefly to com- 

 pactness or appearance 

 of solidity. It is quite 

 common, unfortunate- 

 ly, to regard the 



FIG. 



16 TYPICAL TEXTURE OF SWEET- 

 CURD CHEESE 



FIG. 15 CHARACTERISTIC APPEAR- 

 ANCE OF A LOOSE OR POROUS. 

 TEXTURE 



the broken ends 

 examined for the 

 characte ristic 

 flinty appearance. 



Terms describ- 

 ing t e x t u r e. 

 T h e following 

 terms are among 



